Kubota extends top selling dealer's territory
Leach Lewis Plant is set to retain its title as one of the
world’s largest Kubota mini excavator dealers after having its territory in
southern England
widely extended.
It has been selling Kubota minis from depots at Waltham
Cross, Witney and Romsey since 1987, and has now been appointed to cover Kent, East and West Sussex and East Anglia.
Customers in Kent
and Sussex will be served by
Leach Lewis Plant’s depot in Sevenoaks, with East Anglia covered from its head
office depot in Waltham Cross.
Sevenoaks will stock the complete range of Kubota
traditional and zero tail swing minis spanning the weight range from 0.85 to
7.5 tonnes.
Said Leach Lewis’ Managing Director, Peter Sayers: “We have
been representing other makes of mini excavators at Sevenoaks only because the
Kubota franchise was not available. When
the opportunity came up recently to take on the extra territory we grabbed it,
much to the delight of our customers who have been asking us for some time to
stock Kubota machines.
“It’s a fact that customers now ask for a Kubota whenever
they want a mini. It has become the
generic name for mini excavators.”
Leach Lewis, which sells predominantly to plant hire
companies and does not have a plant hire operation in competition with its
customer base, has a strict policy of representing only leading specialist
manufacturers.
Like Kubota they are all market leaders in their field, and
include Manitou telescopic handlers, Bomag compactors, Thwaites dumpers and
Atlas Copco compressors and pneumatic tools.
It currently sells more than 400 Kubota minis a year, and is
well on target to boost this figure by an additional 200 units from Sevenoaks.
“All of the models in the Kubota range are selling well,
with machines in the zero tail swing U-series experiencing a big increase in
popularity due to their amazing versatility,” said Mr Sayers.”
Leach Lewis keeps large Kubota stocks at all its depots so
that it can deliver a new machine within 24 hours. It also maintains £1 million
worth of spare parts, including large quantities of rubber tracks to fit the
Kubota range and most others. It has a
strong service commitment to its customers and employs 22 service engineers
“Now that we have been awarded the additional Kubota
territory we are actively seeking larger depot premises in the Sevenoaks area,”
said Mr Sayers.
The depot is to stage Open Days on September 23 and 24.
Visitors will be able to try out the entire range of Kubota minis, plus the
other equipment they supply, in a special demonstration area.
The 14-strong depot staff, including depot manager Jason
Town, and Tony Barnett, Dave Lewis and Jim Penfold, who handle Kubota sales,
will be on hand to show customers around the extensive facilities
Said Mr Sayers: “We have decided to hold the two-day event
over a Friday and Saturday. This should allow people who are too busy to leave
their offices on a normal working day to come along for an hour or two on the
Saturday.”
Richard Harrison, Sales & Marketing Manager, Kubota (UK) Ltd – Construction Equipment Division
commented: “We are pleased to be able to extend Leach Lewis Plant’s sales
territory in southern England
and East Anglia.
“They have for many years provided plant hirers and other
customers with all the benefits of Kubota’s legendary quality, performance,
reliability, high resale value and unbeatable support. Their larger territory
should help them maintain their position as one of Kubota’s top global dealers
for mini excavators."
Further details about the market-leading Kubota mini
excavators range and the Sevenoaks depot Open Days can be obtained from Leach
Lewis Plant Sales Ltd, Victoria House, Britannia Road, Waltham
Cross, Herts, EN8 7NU. Tel: 01992 704200. Fax: 01992 704270. Email: sales@leachlewis.co.uk Web: www.leachlewis.co.uk or from Kubota (UK) Ltd – Construction
Equipment Division, Tel: 01844 214500. Fax: 01844 216685. Email:
enquiry@kubota.co.uk Web:
www.kubota.co.uk
A high-resolution photo image to accompany this release is
available here
Photo Caption:
Some members of the Leach Lewis Sevenoaks depot team (left to right) Simon Ede, Parts Manager;
David Lewis, Area Sales Manager; Jason Town, Service Manager, and Tony Barnett,
Regional Manager.
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